Detachable gutter for came



April 3o, 1935. B; BOWDEN y 1,999,861

DETACHABLE GUTTER FOR CAME Filed Jan. 17, '1934 Patented Apr.`30, 1935 PAT 1' DETAonABLn-Gutr'run Fort vCAME ma* amy was assassina.-

N. Y., assigner to,Lord & Burnham Company,

. meuse-219i This invention relates to a new and-*improved drip gutter forgreenhouses and the likeandrelates, more particularly to a drip gutter adapted tobeused in association with a glazing connection 5 A at the point where the ends of two panes of fglass are in adjacent or abutting relation in orderto collect. the water of condensation which@ may drip from the came or other glazing joint'between the ends of theglass, and `convey suchwater` to drip grooves in roof bars aty either end-of the drip gutter. 1 y. y y In glass structures suchas those i'for'green# house or horticultural purposes, a certain amountf; of dripping of Water of condensation from the initerior of the glassor other portionfof the struc-i ture-is tolerated and isnot considerada particu-V larly objectionable feature; on the other hand, in: such glass enclosed structures as sun-parlors solariums, glass skylights, andthe like, the requirementsl are more stringentand greaterfcare is required inv eliminating, in so far as possible, any: dripping from the glass, :joint connections, or other-parts of -the structure. Itis highly desirable and necessary to ,provide and maintain a Ywater:- tight conneetionbetween the adjacent iends of. panesof glass, and to eliminate thedripping. 'of water-Y of condensation, particularly in sun-pare" lors and -solariums in order to avoiddamageitov the furniture and hangings. The diiculty, of, disposing of waterof condensation at joints Would; nots-be encountered if acontinuous ^glass surface; could be used, but in practical constructionfor structures of the above `,type it is dicultitol handle glass over six feet long so that for this-,- g. reason itis necessary to employa nurnberof;y panes of glass, the ends of which must beyconf,` nected or joined suitable mannerhtoiormsax Water-tight joint, and means must be provided.- for taking care of any Water of condensation whichg maybeaccumulated atvsuch joints.- s

Heretofore eiorts have been `made toemploy; drip gutters adjacent the came or abutting joint Y connections inorder to dispose of the Water` of, condensation which accumulates at' such points: but such construction has not been satisfactory@ One of the4 difficulties of, and objections tosuch prior structures has been thatspecialand exlj. pensive fittings would havebeenrequired inthe structures in which 'in some instances an lfex-w truded metalform'haslbeen used. Inotlieriir'r; stances, the arrangement between 'the came Apor glazing connection vbetween the glass en'ds'fand thefdrip gutter has been such that there has been a great interchange of 'heat vbetweenitheL came'or glazing joint and the drip` gutterwf fllhis"l moisture aati` relativelyA high latter=feature is particularly objectionable in cold weather as it'lis conductive to'condensation at the came onf-fthe drip'gutterfitself due tothe contact of anywarmer vmoisture fladenrair within theparlor or solariu'mand'the er:temperatureofsthe':drip gutter.

The accumulation ofrwater of condensation presented a :particularlydiflicult problemvvhere the glass enclosure was for a swimming pool in which the atmosphere visl substantially saturated with 10 temperature approximatingpossibly F. 1" L f f '..Another problem? and 'idiiculty presented by certain prior; artfstructures was that of finishing.,` the-'ends Ofthedripgutter tothe proper. lform and-.length'and,shaping l,the same with accuracy in order to relate the ends of the gutter to the` drip*l grooveainfthefroof barl within the ,very limited space. between"7 the' underV side ofthe glass andstheitopeof the, drip groovewhich makesit practicallytimpossible to arrange and maintain an independently ,'supp'orted dripk gutter so as -to carry Water' into tthei drip groove.

L Gneof-y ther objects ,ofthe Apresentinvention is to provide `a drip guttergconstructionadapted to 25V` be"v used tocollect thewater of condensation from a pointat which-'adjacent ends ofthe panes of glasslarefseated or joinedv by a simple and inexpensive structure which `will overcome; the objections above referred-,toof certain prior. art.

A `further 'object istoprovide a drip gutter of thefclassreferred to whichis detachably. supportediainp'osition so that it may be; readily positioned durin'g'v the. initial assembly in erecting the structurefandzrsor that the, gutter may, as desired, be `removed for purposesn of cleaning, Without. interfering :with the `joint connectionA between'ztheadjacent'glass ends."A i' A i' i Ail-further..objectl is to provide a drip. gutter structure which maybe readily insulated from the` camejoint-structure inf order to prevent inter-4 change of' heat between-the. gutter'within the structurer-rand; the came. jointV construction eX- posedtotlie temperatures outside of the structure.

A Vfurther;l` objectvisgto provide a ycombination drip gutter Sandgclip'v connectoriwhich may be readily formed lof sheet metal. L Y.

'One preferred formjof ithe invention is shown for' purposes of; illustration in-'the accompany-, ingedrawing-z` w- .-Fig: 1 is a sectionalyiew showing the arrangement otthedrirr gutter relative to theglass panes, andthe mannerin vrwhich the Water of-` condensa,- tion :conveyedtothe drip; grooves Ain -two roof barsa-shownf-:iir section. i 1

Fig. 2 is anenlarged section through thecame joint connection at the adjacent glass ends, and

also showing the drip gutter and clip connector therefore in section.

Fig. 3 is a section of the connecting clip. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of Fig. 3. t Fig. 5 is a section of the gutter. Fig. 6' is aside-.elevation ortis; 5.1A Fig. '7 is -a `'inc'diiled'orm"ishnt'ilg a.' section of the assembly of the clip and gutter showing'. Y the heat insulating material between the clip and the gutter. .51,1 As shown in Fig, 1,r'oof bars composed preft erably of Wood, are provided jit glzf'i Slil f ders 2 to support panes of gl's's'f' between two of the roof bais"l"iid"l. V"'Illeirbof bars are provided at their sides with drip grooves 5 adapted to convey the wterf cehsiti. As shown, the wooden roof bar is supported on a metal roof bar 6. It is understoodf'wvei'f.

Vthat other formsjo rooi bei' than that Shownmay be emplo'yedsolongr alla drip grove spr vided in the roof bar for'carrving away the water of condensation' there tiepositediy7 yThe ihil'vi'uta ter 'Il hereinafter more fullydscribedgis detach= ably supported by. meanso- ,clips .0, below. the came joint 9 between adjacentgehds ot the parles of glass. ,The came jointjxtend normal to the roof bars. o' i .1.. 1f

By providing separate clips; afat'spced points for vdetaclrxably supportinggtheldiip gutterzin por: sition, substantially the entire lehgthrof the "g'ut= terl 1; is maintained iii spacedf'relation from. the came. By. such an. arrangement,- the,l only. .pos

sible pointfor eiichangeofhetbetien the gutter and the Acame-is. througnthenlip connect tOlS-s. Y ;.f- 'Y In order to minimize the :exchange '.of heat.'

between .the gutter.. and the` came. the

-clipr heat insulating material such'jss webbing II or the like n'iay beinterposed btweenthefgutter ,1

and the clip Bias shwhinlig. '7; f f

In order to bring theends'of.-.the gutter in func-' tioning relation with .,-the :.dri'p l'g-roove i 5 .in the froof bar, 'the'.e'nds '.Ilfofitlleidrip'gutter .l arecut back or beveled as indicated inFigsLl v'and 6i As shown Fig. .2, ,the Ven1le".-..i'cint for. riorinectingv the adjacent gen'ds tif .the glass is .prefer ably formed of a contiilrosstrip .of .eheetmetal ,which is bent into an Hrforin."-...,.

other forms off. jointsor ,come oonhotorsi Vmay be employed vso' ilng the rame V.pro=

Vides an underlying danse portinilz vfor oney of the .panes -f :glass Il# LTliezdnderl'ying. an'ge serves as a supporting .o'r connecting'nieann fori i vmanner. The outer end backwardly turned portion I4 ofitlie 'elip may be inerted'bet'weeh the: glass and the underlying ilange I2fin1the space which wouldY normally be nll'ed with putty. 1. though a. ycertain aniountfofputty .woulxi'still be'- used at that point to obtain a watertight'fjint.

y The drip gutter .1' is profe'rablyJ also formed of 'sheet metal havingne endiltiupbtandlngand bent substantially 'normal :touzthexmain' body; Thefother side I1 of the "drip gutter is bent bck wardly upon itself so as tofomoa slet. .adaptsV 1,999,861 j .j j`

ed to receive the arm I5 of the clip. `I f heat insulatingmaterial is used the slot I8 is made of sufficient width to receive webbing or other insulating material that may be interposed at that point. Y

It is apparent from the above description that the drip gutter may be readily positioned and prprly assembled in its relation relative to the oani by bringing the gutter to its proper relativenposition andsliding downwardly so that. the `rni I5 engages the slot I8 of the drip gutter. Byreierenceto Fig. 2, it is clear that any water of condensation which accumulates upon the dattie 5; would drop and be deposited in the guttei' by which it would be conveyed to the dripglooifs 5 in thelroof bars.

Asshow ifi 1, the drip gutter is arched slightly from itsceter so that the ends are lower than the center portion in order to drain the wa'ti. ijrcndensation to the -drip grooves in thebarsadjacent the ends.;

While one preferredv formhas been shown for purposes of.i1lustration, itis understood.. that various changes and modications may be made without departing from `the spirit Land scope of..

this invention as dened in the appended claims. i-,What'Itherefore claim and desire to secure bylietters Patent is:

ends-substantially abutting in .the same plane, a

came connection betwen theadjacentendsfof the glass and e. drip. gutter supported below the came detachably Vsupported inspaced relation-.to

the-came. and adapted toreceive the water oicondensation from the vglas`s,"a. ineens connectedV at one end to the came and at the 'other end ft the drip gutter, thedripglitter being arranged to convey the water of condensation to the vdrip grooves theroof bar. f l' vyafrho combination set vforthin olairhi ana heat-ihsulatihg-material interposed betweehthe drip gutter and the end of the irlornloer support :3. In the. combination of a plurality or-pahos of glass having their ohos substantially abut;` ting relation. a eamo connection therebetweenadapted torecive the ends fthe Apanes of glass, meee Supported in spaced relation vbelow the come. 'member-for receiving the water of con# titrisation 4.from the glass one come, said imamsv ildig drip gutter and meansfor detach=- ably connecting the drip gutter to tho-camente pllrlit f points spaced in relation Vthereto' d-ip gutter i's maintained in spaced relation fromH the-born ord-or to minimize'thotrahsfrv-of heet between thedrip gutter'ahd the came,

4.; In the combination of claixn inwiiicli` heat itiuietihgfrnateriai is interposed between the drip getter andthe connectionto the came.

ein 'the oombinatioh of a plurality oi'pinos'.-l

of glass hating their ends termihatmg adjacent of 'the giassgsjaidoame having' a "flangeiihloriy.

ing ione' Aof the 'panos of glass, a vdrip gutter sub1; porteiin 'sparito rolatiohibolow the came thro'ghout the entir'e length of thef'drip gutter, and a.

drpfgutter whereby the drip. gutter may be re= t 10 form and adapted to' receive the two adjacent ends Y moved without disturbing .the came connector between the ends of the panes of glass.

7. The combination as specied in claim 5 in which the clip and drip gutter may be detachably connected to the came member Without disturbing the came connection between the adjacent ends of the glass.

8. A glazing joint comprising a came formed of a single strip of sheet metal arranged in an VH of panes of glass, a drip gutter supported throughout substantially its entire length in spaced relation to the came, and a. clip detachably connecting the'drip gutter and the came. l

9. A glazing joint speciiied in claim 8 in which the clip connection includes a bent end portion adapted to slide .over an underlying ange of the came.

10. A glazing joint specified in claim 8 in which the drip gutter includes a. bent end portion adapt- Y ed to slide over a bent portion of the clip, the gutter portion of the drip gutter being disposed below the came member so as to receive any water of condensation received by the came member.

11. A drip gutter comprising a 'strip of sheet metal having an upturned ange at one sidesubstantially normal to the body portion, and a substantially U-shaped ange at the other side of the gutter adapted to serve as a detachable connecting portion for a clip, and a U-shaped clip formed of sheet metal, one arm of the U-shaped portion being adapted to slide within the bent U-shaped portion of the gutter, the other arm Vof the clip portion being bent outwardly and 'downwardly to'form a restricted U-shaped portion for detachable connection to a portion of a came joint connector.

BURNHAM BOWDEN. 

